The End of the End of the Earth

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Novelist Jonathan Franzen Highlights Island Conservation in Sierra Club Interview

Island Conservation supporter and American Novelist Jonathan Franzen shares his thoughts on the importance of saving seabirds in a new Sierra Club interview. Whether he’s writing about the ills of consumerism, our addiction to technology, or the demise of complex discourse, novelist and essayist Jonathan Franzen has a knack for hitting America where it hurts. […]

Written by on January 7, 2019

Interview with American Novelist Jonathan Franzen

Island Conservation talks with Jonathan Franzen about writing, birding, and effective conservation. You just published a book of essays titled The End of the End of the Earth, in which you suggest that the essay is perhaps more important now than ever. Why is that? The essay about essays grew out of the introduction I wrote […]

Written by on December 20, 2018

Jonathan Franzen – Novelist and Bird Conservation Advocate

Novelist, birder, and Island Conservation supporter, Jonathan Franzen, shares his love of birds in his new collection of essays, “The End of the End of the Earth.” For most of Jonathan Franzen’s life, he felt a little bit of shame when it came to his love of birdwatching. Now, he has embraced it and even more […]

Written by on November 19, 2018